Wearing apparel



Jan. 20; 1931. ASK-EY ET AL 1,789,422

WEARING APPAREL Filed Feb. 21. 1927 6 11 nwntov Rem v 5&1 Inn flsKEY.

- W. L.CARS:- M Wm M attozwus Patented Jan. 20, 1931 rnh hsxnr, or 1.03am, AND WILLIAM Ii. cAnsoujonELYniA; onIo, assrenons -E-F T QH W i KEX, on LonAm oHIo,-ANn onngronnrrrronuvn LL'CARSON', OF ELXRIA OHIO; p

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. 7 Our invention {relates to an improvement in -wearingapparel, and more particularly. in a garment having a-band adapted to encircle-a given partof th'e body w tha snugfit. .For examplmrn ashirthaving a divided neck band, it is customary to provide a button hole in each free end of the band to permitthe open front parts of the shirtto be buttoned together by a collar button to which a collar 10 may also be attached. A button hole is also i provided at the rear of the band diametrically opposite the front button holes to secure the rear part of the collar in place by means of a second collar button. Such'shirts are made in n various sizes, and merchants are compelled to carry many different patterns ofeach size to satisfy their customers. 'Notwithstanding it frequently occurs that the neck band is either i "too smallortoo large for the wearer although the body of the shirt may in'it'self be of the right size to fit. The shape of the neck and 5 shoulders differ so Widely in different indi viduals that a comfortable fit of the neckband, or he correct placement of the collar at the right elevation, becomesimpossible or difiicult in some cases. Our main object is to eliminate or remedy such troubles by provid-- mg an ad ustable neck hand, one whlch may be readily sewed upon the shirt in the manu- -fracture thereof, and one which may be adjusted finely to fit the neck with neatness and comfort to permit collars 1n quarter-sizes to be attached thereto. In making adjustments a;

further object is to'provide a neat take-up or gathering of the goods at separated places in the yoke or shoulder piece of the shirt, and a still further object is to provide a flap member adaptedv to cover and conceal the adjustable take-up connections for the neck band. The particular construction of neck band and flap also provides a secure means for fixing and holding the collar button in place with only the head thereof exposed for convenient attachment of the collar thereto.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a rear view of a neck band and yoke of a shirt embodying our improvements, the flap being unfolded to disclose the overlapping buttonhole eizt-ensions which are integral parts of the ivid d; kq an i Fig-421 s;- a rear ew orr spo gt s a li.showingfthei ap i f downw r ly n ove app ho di position upon. and over the buttonhole ex .J t lsec i n ef h coll d ion-1 6 3+ ofFig. 2-, andehig. 4 is a ver-tical section of'thef ce and on ine of F g-'2 :F a is tensionspf-the collar band; Fig. 3 is .a horipe i pe b v 'Y' QWl f.- t e yoke n bed; ea portion of a shirt,,showin-gthebuttonhole e2;-

apartand open j The present invention comprises a neck band madein twdparts 2 2, each is sewed at its bottom edge to theborder edge 6 e s o t c lla ba d an fi nflexed o'fthe neck opening. which is cut or formed in the shoulderpiece or yoke 30f theshirt,

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ofcloth sewed and hemmed togetheria-t their upper edges, while thefbottom edges aresewed in overlapping relation to the borde'r edge of the neck opening in yoke 3L- Yoke '3 -is in turn sewed tothe main 'bodyportioneiof the shirt {and may comprise either a, single or' double-ply or thickness of material. ,A; dou

bi ply thickness of ma e ia o th yok V or shoulderpiece is desirable inzthe present instance to prevent rlpplng orte arl ngof the go d atipr e e' mm g th mg Pla e pP- and6, respectively, which-extend inopposite dirercrtions to overlap each other atthe rearof a vertical-tab member 7 which is formed with; a; relatively wide fo'ldable fiapfi having asingle buttonhole'Q at its center.- .Flexible closed between tab 7 and the folded flap 8. p

A' neatlyrounded topedge 12is alsothereby obtained as a continuation of the upper edge of the collar band, where otherwise abroken Joint would appear because of the; presence ofthe overlappingextensions; 5 and .6. 1 1 Fur- I posite gtwojflexiblebuttonhole extensions 5' Ice 45 a a sh rts or garments for men, as it s also of with the button as the pivot.

thermore by foldingfiap 8 around theflexible buttonhole extensions, such extensions will be held instraight alignment-and pre- Vented from; buckling or turning upwardly Tab 7, having flexible flap 8, is'sewed'to the upper edge of the yoke portion 3 of the shirt midwaybetweenthe points or places where the 'base'fen'ds "of the flexible buttonhole extensions 5'and 6 are' separately sewed. to the same edge of the yoke. -Further1nore,un-

' 2o o o iithile the added thickness of the bandand sewed gaps or spaces 14-14 are purposely provided between the collar band sections and the side edges of tab Zandthe'edge ofthe; yoke which is exposed atthe'gaps or spaces I ls- 12i is preferably hemmed to prevent tearingof the. goods at these places. The, thick ness of the goodscomprising the yoke at gaps or spaces l e-leis preferably left thin and liable to promote folding or gathering,

' edge of said yoke portion, the sewed union of the band sections terminating a substantial distanceapart from'eachside edge of said tab beginning at the offset portions of said sections t pr Videwi'de gathering places in theyoke at'each side of the. tab, the straight edge of theyokeat said spaces being hemmed, each of said flexible extensions being proyided'Lj With a 'a'jlura'lityl of bLlttOIlrhOlBS at "clo'selyspaced intervalsilengthwise thereof,

and said tab havinga fo'lda'ble'fiap provided with a single button hole at its center, said flapb eing of substantial width to cover'all the spaced button ,hQles-in said flexible eX-. tensions in any adjusted position circumferen-tially of the bandsections.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatur esfl'; a e .v

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tab resists buckling or' folding at all other i pointslin theedge of the yoke where sewed to 1 the collar band sections 2+2 andtab 7. Accordingly thecollarband of the shirtmay be made of smaller dimensions (to fit a neck of smaller circumference) by drawing the flexiblelextensi'onsfi and-6 towards each other in greater or less degree within the limits or range ,of adjustment afforded-by the buttonholejslO and 11 whenplaced in register with I each other; in pairs, opposite the single .cen-

trally located buttonhole '9 in free "flap 8.

Inasmuchas each collar band section 22 is sewed separately tothe body portion of the shirt in spaced relation to the rear of tab 7 it is obvious that each part may be sewed in o place as readily-and conveniently as the sin I gle and continuous collar band generally used without any changeor alteration in the yoke or body part of the shirt itself. 'However,

7 the front of the shirt and the collar band is open or divided, as usual, to permit the shirt to he slipped on. I

The invention is not necessarily limited to utility in connection with garments for women, regardless of whether a detachable collar is used therewith. To explain further, flap 8 serves a very useful purpose in covering and concealing the buttonholeextensions'so. that c this I adjustable bandmay be used in any 

